Question

colton has dissociative identity disorder. fat freddy and carmen are two personalities who are aware of all of the others but do not interact with them. fat freddy and carmen would be described as:

select one:
a. coconscious.
b. self-reliant.
c. mutually cognizant.
d. co-occurring.

ever since pauls car crash, during which he was miraculously unhurt, paul has not been the same. he forgets appointments, friends names, and even things done in the past few days. his amnesia is termed:

select one:
a. circumscribed.
b. organic.
c. continuous.
d. selective.

which statement provides the most persuasive argument against a psychodynamic explanation for dissociative identity disorder?

select one:
a. psychodynamic therapists do not even attempt to treat the disorder.
b. the creation of subpersonalities is a conscious event.
c. repression can occur either as a single major event or over a lifetime.
d. most abused children do not develop the disorder.

Explanation:

Analyze subpersonality relationships

Using the Subpersonality Relationships knowledge point, in dissociative identity disorder (DID), when subpersonalities are aware of each other but do not interact directly, they are characterized by a mutually cognizant relationship pattern. Thus, Fat Freddy and Carmen are mutually cognizant.

Analyze Paul's amnesia type

Paul's memory loss began after a specific event (the car crash) and continues into the present, affecting his ability to remember ongoing new events and appointments. This ongoing, forward-moving memory loss is classified as continuous amnesia.

Evaluate arguments against psychodynamic DID theory

The psychodynamic view suggests DID arises from lifetime repression of traumatic memories. However, the vast majority of severely abused children do not develop DID, which strongly undermines the claim that repression naturally or consistently produces this disorder.

Answer:

Question 1

• a. coconscious.
• b. self-reliant.
• c. mutually cognizant. (Correct answer)
• d. co-occurring.

Question 2

• a. circumscribed.
• b. organic.
• c. continuous. (Correct answer)
• d. selective.

Question 3

• a. Psychodynamic therapists do not even attempt to treat the disorder.
• b. The creation of subpersonalities is a conscious event.
• c. Repression can occur either as a single major event or over a lifetime.
• d. Most abused children do not develop the disorder. (Correct answer)